Journals

Second Journey (MS 107/1/1-2)

3rd March 1778


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[3rd March 1778]
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betrokken lugt weste wind vertrok westwaards [words cancelled] na de riet valey, omtrent myn vorige coers passeerde de duivenhoks rivier by de beneden drift, daar hy het eerste passabel is. arriveerde met den avond.

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[3rd March 1778]
3

Overcast sky. West wind. Departed westwards to Rietvlei on my previous course. Crossed the Duivenhoks River at the lower drift where it first becomes fordable. Arrived in the evening.